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I thought, 'If I ever get a new football building, I want a slide.' Now I go down it every day.
And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.
You and I are the players, God's our head coach, and we're all playing the biggest game of all.
It's a very competitive thing, pro sports. The hardest thing in pro sports is staying up there.
My name, I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it's gone.
The difficulty in living our religion is when we haven't totally made the commitment necessary.
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
Limits are self-imposed. But there are no limits to human energy nor the goals you can achieve.
I think the bottom line is wins and losses. That is probably the most important stat to look at.
It takes a lot to be Dabo Swinney, and not everyone can live this lifestyle. But, boy is it fun.
I'm not trying to be like everybody else. I want to be Clemson, and Clemson's not for everybody.
Football isn't necessarily won by the best players. It's won by the team with the best attitude.
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
If a dad does his job, we don't need prisons, we don't need jails. That's what I saw growing up.
I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.
Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.
What the Jets did with Mark Sanchez, they took a rookie quarterback and went pretty far with him.
I can tell you this: we at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC - in any way, shape or form.
I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
If a guy's not executing very well, then obviously we haven't given him enough looks in practice.
Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
I've lived a charmed life. I married the only girl I ever loved and did the only job I ever loved.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
Being a member of the Church has never placed any roadblocks in my personal and professional life.
Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
You know, I'll tell who's really embraced football is Austria. Austria's really embraced football.
I did go to the Alamo. Fascinating. A lot of details and nuances to the Alamo that are impressive.
Your character is your accumulation of your thoughts, habits and priorities on a day-to-day basis.
Anyone who doesn't win their conference has no business playing in the national championship game.
Any team that does not win it's conference championship game should not play in the BCS title game
I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.
Anything I can do to help inspire and thank our troops in anyway will be a tremendous honor for me.
Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.
I suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question.
The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.
The road to the Super Bowl runs through Pittsburgh, sooner or later you've got to go to Pittsburgh.
And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.
I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness
The Bears are front-runners. Quitters. They are not a second-half team, just a bunch of cry-babies.
It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
As a collegiate, I think you spend 50 percent of your time recruiting. It is a distasteful process.
I don't want to coach too far into my 60s. By then, I'll be playing golf four or five times a week.
We need to play between the whistles. That's what tough competitors do. They don't run their mouth.
I'll fight a man with three children and a nice house any day over a man that's living out of a car.
Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.
A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.